On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:07:03 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

My Dad likes to open valves all the way minus half a turn.

The slow water flow may well be account of a restrictor.
Some busy body decided that we should all live with low flow
facuets, toilets, etc. The net result is you have to flush
twice. And wait three times as long to fill the pot,
compared to before.

AFAIK, you're right. But just for the record, I thought I'd tell all
that although I had no restriction on my 30 year old toilet, I closed
the water supply to it by about 90%. That way it makes no noise when
it refills and doesn't require me to turn up the radio.

Of course I live alone and so far don't have to go more than once
every 10 minutes, so if it takes 5 or 10 minutes to fill, it's okay.

Supposedly, if it takes 20 minutes to
fill your stew pot instead of four minutes, we're some how
saving water.

I'd reccomend to unscrew the aerator, and see if the water
is forced through a small hole. Think cordless drill, and
drill bit. Enlarge the small hole.

I presume the cordless drill is so he doesn't electrocute himself.